Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) Oil Extraction Using Different Solvents

U ovom je radu okarakterizirano ulje lanenih sjemenki dobiveno različitim postupcima ekstrakcije (pomoću heksana, subkritičnog propana i stlačenog etanola), a dobiveni rezultati uspoređeni su s vrijednostima komercijalnog hladno prešanog lanenog ulja. Eksperimentalni dizajn upotrijebljen je za procjenu utjecaja temperature i pritiska na ekstrakciju ulja pomoću propana i etanola. Esencijalne masne kiseline ispitane su pomoću plinske kromatografije. Nisu utvrđene bitne razlike između udjela ω-3, 6 i 9 masnih kiselina u lanenom ulju dobivenom različitim postupcima ekstrakcije, samo je kiselost lanenog ulja dobivenog pomoću subkritičnog propana (0,956 %) bila bitno različita. Ekstrakcijom pomoću organskog otapala (Soxhlet) dobiven je prinos od 36,12 %. Ekstrakcijom pomoću subkritičnog propana pri 107 Pa i 40 °C tijekom 1,5 h dobiven je bolji prinos (28,39 %) nego pomoću stlačenog etanola (8,05 %) pri sličnim uvjetima. Esktrakcija ulja lanenih sjemenki pomoću subkritičnog propana je ekonomski isplativa, s troškovima proizvodnje od 124,58 US/L. Rezultati potvrđuju da se ekstrakcijom pomoću subkritičnog propana može proizvesti laneno ulje pri umjerenoj temperaturi i tlaku, bez gubitka kakvoće i smanjenja udjela ω-3, 6 i 9 masnih kiselina.This work aims at characterizing linseed oil obtained using different extraction methods (hexane, subcritical propane and pressurized ethanol), and comparing the results with commercial linseed oil extracted by cold mechanical press method. An experimental design helped to evaluate temperature and pressure effects on the oil extraction using propane and ethanol. Gas chromatography assisted in evaluating the essential fatty acids. There were no significant differences among the ω-3, 6 and 9 fatty acids from linseed oil obtained using the different extraction methods. Only the acidity of linseed oil extracted by subcritical propane (0.956 %) showed significant differences among the physicochemical parameters. Extraction using organic solvent (Soxhlet) gave a 36.12 % yield. Extraction using subcritical propane at 107 Pa and 40 °C for 1.5 h gave a better yield (28.39 %) than pressurized ethanol (8.05 %) under similar conditions. Linseed oil extraction using subcritical propane was economically viable, resulting in a 124.58 US$/L product cost. The results present subcritical propane extraction as a promising alternative for obtaining linseed oil at mild temperature and pressure conditions, without losing quality and quantity of fatty acids such as ω-3, 6 and 9

Antiproliferative activity of neem leaf extracts obtained by a sequential pressurized liquid extraction

Azadirachta indica A. Juss (neem) extracts have been used in pharmaceutical applications as antitumor agents, due to their terpenes and phenolic compounds. To obtain extracts from neem leaves with potential antiproliferative effect, a sequential process of pressurized liquid extraction was carried out in a fixed bed extractor at 25◦C and 100 bar, using hexane (SH), ethyl acetate (SEA), and ethanol (SE)assolvents. Extractions using only ethanol(EE) was also conducted to compare the characteristics of the fractionated extracts. The results obtained by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry suggested a higher concentration of terpenes in the SEA extract in comparison to SH, SE, and EE extracts. Therefore, antiproliferative activity showed that SEA extracts were the most efficient inhibitor to human tumor cells MCF-7, NCI-H460, HeLa, and HepG2. Hepatocellular cells were more resistant to SH, SEA, SE, and EE compared to breast, lung, hepatocellular, and cervical malignant cells. Neem fractioned extracts obtained in the present study seem to be more selective for malignant cells compared to the non-tumor cells.Klebson Silva Santos thanks CAPES (Process: PDSE 99999.003409/15-5) for the financial support during his Ph.D. studies in Portugal. Authors are grateful to CAPES, and FAPITEC (EDITAL CAPES/FAPITEC Nº 11/2016–PROEF/Processo de AUXPE 88881.157437/2017-01) for the financial support. The study was also carried out with financial support from FEDER, under the Partnership Agreement PT2020.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Immune-Informatic Analysis and Design of Peptide Vaccine From Multi-epitopes Against

Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) is a disease caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis bacteria that affects sheep and goats. The absence of a serologic diagnose is a factor that contributes for the disease dissemination, and due to the formation of granuloma, the treatment is very expensive. Therefore, prophylaxis is the approach with best cost-benefit relation; however, it still lacks an effective vaccine. In this sense, this work seeks to apply bioinformatic tools to design an effective vaccine against CLA, using CP40 protein as standard for the design of immunodominant epitopes, from which a total of 6 sequences were obtained, varying from 10 to 16 amino acid residues. The evaluation of different properties of the vaccines showed that the vaccine is a potent and nonallergenic antigen remaining stable in a wide range of temperatures. The initial tertiary structure of the vaccine was then predicted and a model selected. Later, the process of CP40 protein and TLR2 receptor binding was performed, presenting interaction with this receptor, which plays an important role in the activation of the immune response

Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus in raw salmon with supercritical CO2 using experimental design

Abstract Considering the microbial safety of consumption of raw foods (Asian food), this study aimed to explore the inactivation S. aureus in raw salmon by supercritical CO2 treatment (SC-CO2). For this purpose, experimental design methodology was employed as a tool to evaluate the effects of pressure (120-220 bar), the depressurization rate (10 to 100 bar.min–1) and the salmon:CO2 mass relation (1:0.2 to 1:1.0). It was observed that the pressure and the depressurization rate was statistically significant, i.e. the higher the system pressure and depressurization rate, the greater the microbial inactivation. The salmon: CO2 mass relation did not influence the S. aureus inactivation in raw salmon. There was a total reduction in S. aureus with 225 bar, a depressurizing rate of 100 bar.min–1, a salmon: CO2 mass relation of 1:0.6, for 2 hours at 33 °C

Monitoring of Generation and Stability of Droplets in Miniemulsion Polymerizarion Using the Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

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Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) Oil Extraction Using Different Solvents

This work aims at characterizing linseed oil obtained using different extraction methods (hexane, subcritical propane and pressurized ethanol), and comparing the results with commercial linseed oil extracted by cold mechanical press method. An experimental design helped to evaluate temperature and pressure effects on the oil extraction using propane and ethanol. Gas chromatography assisted in evaluating the essential fatty acids. There were no significant differences among the ω-3, 6 and 9 fatty acids from linseed oil obtained using the different extraction methods. Only the acidity of linseed oil extracted by subcritical propane (0.956 %) showed significant differences among the physicochemical parameters. Extraction using organic solvent (Soxhlet) gave a 36.12 % yield. Extraction using subcritical propane at 107 Pa and 40 °C for 1.5 h gave a better yield (28.39 %) than pressurized ethanol (8.05 %) under similar conditions. Linseed oil extraction using subcritical propane was economically viable, resulting in a 124.58 US$/L product cost. The results present subcritical propane extraction as a promising alternative for obtaining linseed oil at mild temperature and pressure conditions, without losing quality and quantity of fatty acids such as ω-3, 6 and 9

High-Pressure Phase Behavior for Poly(ethylene glycol) and 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluorethane Systems

The development of polymeric systems for drug deliveryhas received attention with the aim of producing new systems as an alternative to conventional drug therapy. The design of new systems for this purpose in a compressed medium requires a knowledge of the phase behavior for the polymeric matrix in the high-pressure fluids. This work reports the phase equilibrium experimental data of binary systems involving poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with molecular weights of 1000and 2000 g·mol−1 and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFA-134a). The experimental data were obtained in a high-pressure variable-volume viewing cell based on the static synthetic method at temperatures from 287.4 to 334.2 K, pressures of up to 29.81 MPa, and a PEG concentration in the range of 1 to 7 wt %. Liquid−liquid equilibrium,liquid−liquid−vapor equilibrium, and, in some cases, solid−liquid equilibrium were observed under the experimental conditions of pressure, temperature, and compositions investigated. The experimental results show that temperature and pressure have significant influences on the solubility of PEG in HFA-134a. The solid-phase formation for the system PEG + HFA-134a, in the range of values investigated for temperature, pressure, and compositions, is influenced by the molecular weight of the polymer.Fil: Oliveira Meneses, Marcela. Universidade Tiradentes. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Processos. Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa; BrasilFil: Dariva, Claudio. Universidade Tiradentes. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Processos. Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa; BrasilFil: Rodrigues Borges, Gustavo. Universidade Tiradentes. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Processos. Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa; BrasilFil: da Rocha, Sandro R. P.. Virginia Commonwealth University; Estados UnidosFil: Zabaloy, Marcelo Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química; ArgentinaFil: Franceschi, Elton. Universidade Tiradentes. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Processos. Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa; Brasi